We went out last Friday night to the ThrowBack Tavern where a friend of mine was working. The cheese-balls were amazing. There was a pool table that the boys found entertaining along with karaoke that I will hopefully someday convince my brother from another mother to participate in.
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Stew, Caramel, and Jokes.
I made some of my mum’s beef stew last weekend. Yum Yum Yum. I make very simple stew though. Meat, potatoes, onion, carrots and celery. Then, I pretty much just eat the meat and potatoes. Delicious. Sadly Justin doesn’t like stew. Weird man. These things are gold. This was a bit of the book I have been reading. When to not be completely honest. I laughed so hard at the last three lines. Luckily I will never have to worry about that.
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Mr. Know-It-All.
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1920s.
Saturday night was Justin’s office holiday party. The theme was 1920s Casino Night. I adore the 1920s. Sadly, I didn’t really want to spend the money for an amazing costume. Instead, Justin did the dressing up and I just went comfortably. It was a good time. I have never been to a casino and I have never gambled. What made it even better was the fact that it wasn’t real money! However, now I really want to go to a casino and I really want to gamble! I adore Blackjack!!! There was tons of alcohol and fun toys at the party. I also learned how to inhale helium…
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The Blue Moose.
A new restaurant opened up in Manhattan. We ate at The Blue Moose in Topeka and loved it so I was really excited that one came here. Friday night they had a “soft opening” and you had to make reservations. I LOVE having reservations. People kept trying to come in without them and they had to leave. I felt important. Haha! The drinks, food and service were great. The timing was a little slow but I expected that. All in all, it was a great time. Especially since everything was half price. After dinner, we stopped by his office so he could show me his new digs. With the new…
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The Library.
I love libraries. I adore them. I love the smell of books. Especially old books. I recently got a library card. I love this book! I love the pictures! I love the diagrams. So much of it is true. If all you do is watch TV, eat and sleep, what kind of life is that?
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Old Friends.
There are few things better than getting together with an old friend. Tonight I had dinner with Cindy, a girl I went to school with. We were almost college roommates but decided against it. However, we did spend a lot of time together during college. We haven’t really seen each other in about five years. Five years. That just seems crazy to me. One of the great things about old friends is you don’t have to go over the small details. We know each others families and our pasts. We spent two hours holding a booth at Carlos O’Kelly’s hostage. Talking, laughing, eating insane amounts of queso and drinking margaritas.…
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Three Sisters.
Sisters. Oh my lovely sisters. I have two older sisters with whom I have an…interesting relationship. Meredith is 5 years older, Lacy is 4. They were both born in May so they really are just one year apart. They had each other to play with, to fight with, to not share toys with. Then I came along. I have never asked how they felt about having a little sister, I doubt they would even know the answer now. They were always in a different phase of life than I was. I was playing with toys while they did homework. I became a teenager as they were getting ready to leave those years…
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Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving day was spent at the in-laws eating turkey, ham, stuffing, green bean casserole, rolls, and cherry pie. Saturday was spent at my parents house eating ham, green bean casserole, broccoli, trying weird sweet potato things, bread, and banana bread. Oh, and watching a football game between Justin and our nephew I, with the help of ref M. My sister apparently started the Paleo diet a month ago so that was why there was some different food at our Thanksgiving…like this paleo blueberry/banana/whatever else bread. I only tried a very, very, VERY small piece. (like that crumb sitting on the tray) Not good. Nope. Gotta love family time.
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Make America Great Again.
Politics. The nasty P word. This will be my only political post. I am an American. I am a very proud American. I tear up (sometimes actually cry) EVERY SINGLE TIME I hear the national anthem. Doesn’t matter if it’s on TV, a sporting event, or on my playlist. Tears. Several of my family members were in the military, many friends, and many significant others of friends. I live in a town next to an army base. I am grateful for every single sacrifice they have made, big or small. Missing the birth of a child, birthdays, an anniversary, Christmas, and sadly their lives. They are all the reason we…